February Newsletter

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A snow-covered Grand Valley- Photo by Bo Anderson

Mr. ANCHOR Pageant

Sarah Thornton

For  ANCHOR’s  February  program,  there  will  be  a  pageant  for  the  men  of  our  community  to  participate  in!  It  will  take  place  at  7  pm  on  Friday,  February  8  in  the  Cook-­‐Dewitt  

Auditorium.  The  judges  are  Dr.  J,  Janaan  Decker,  and  Erin  Ash  (GA  

from  Laker  Village)  and  they  will  be  judging  based  on  the  following  

categories:  GV  wear,  talent,  Q  &  A,  and  lastly  a  Penny  Wars  benefitting  Helen  DeVos  Fundraising  Group.  The  contenders  are  Glenn  Miller,  Michael  Hurley,  Grant  Price,  Jacob  Sackleh,  Preston  Purdue,  Scott  Hancox,  and  Jack  Bontekoe.  The  winner  will  receive  a  gift  certificate  for  the  bookstore  and  a  beautifully    

hand-­‐crafted  sash.  GrooVe!,  a  coed    a  cappella  group,  will  be  performing  

and  light  refreshments  will  be  served.  Be  sure  to  invite  your  friends  to  this  exciting  and  unique  event!  

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Challenging Heights Bake Sale Erin Erickson

ANCHOR  is  hosting  a  bake  sale  on  February  25-­‐27  in  Henry  Hall  and  in  the  Niemeyer  

lobby  to  raise  money  to  sponsor  a  Challenging  Heights  student.  Challenging  Heights  is  an  organization  in  Ghana  that  provides  education  for  children  who  have  been  freed  from  forced  child  labor.  The  

honors  program  sends  a  group  of  students  to  Ghana  each  year  to  work  with  this  

organization.  The  children  are  survivors  of  child  trafficking;  most  of  them  do  not  have  financial  resources  to  pay  for  school.  It  costs  $300  to  sponsor  one  child  for  an  entire  year.  As  a  sponsor,  ANCHOR  can  keep  one  child  safe  from  child  trafficking  while  providing  the  child  with  an  education  and  a  safe,  

empowering  environment.

GVSU group helps at Challenging Heights-

Photo from Janaan Decker

Trip to Ghana- Photo from

Janaan Decker

Kids’ Food Basket Erin Erickson

On  February  9  and  March  16,  the  ANCHOR  community  service  council  will  be  taking  a  trip  to  Kids’  Food  

Basket  in  Grand  Rapids  to  volunteer.  Students  will  be  packing  and  sorting  lunches  for  the  Sack  Supper  program,  which  provides  meals  to  over  4,800  children  daily.  The  purpose  of  Kids’  Food  Basket  is  to  end  childhood  

hunger  by  providing  sack  meals  for  underprivileged  children  in  the  Grand  Rapids  area.  Without  the  assistance  of  volunteers,  it  would  be  impossible  to  help  this  many  children.  To  find  

out  about  more  volunteer  opportunities,  come  to  an  ANCHOR  meeting  on  Wednesday  nights  at  

9:30  pm  in  Honors  148!  

Kirstyn Wildey

February Events

February 6-13- Helen DeVos selling Candy

Grams

February 8- Mr. ANCHOR Pageant

February 9- Kids’ Food Basket

Volunteering

February 25-27- Challenging Heights Bake

Sale

February 28- Helen DeVos Chili Cook Off

Alumna Spotlight: Kirstyn Wildey Sarah Pale   Kirstyn  Wildey  is  a  2007  Graduate  of  Northville  High  School  and  a  2011  Graduate  of  GVSU  and  the  Frederik  Meijer  Honors  College,  Magna  Cum  Laude  with  a  B.B.A.  in  Human  Resource  Management  and  Marketing  and  a  minor  in  Philosophy.  While  at  GVSU,  she  volunteered  by  being  an  Honors  student  ambassador  and  an  exam  proctor  and  tour  guide  for  scholarship  competitions.  Wildey  was  also  a  student  assistant  in  the  Honors  College,  and  HR  intern  in  ARAMARK/Campus  Dining,  vice  president  for  the  Society  for  Human  Resource  Management,  and  a  member  of  Beta  Gamma  Sigma  at  GVSU.       Since  graduation,  she  has  been  employed  as  Human  Resource  Generalist  for  Lake  Michigan  Financial  Corporation,  and  she  is  responsible  for  recruitment  and  selection,  performance  management,  and  employee  relations.  She  said  she  likes  her  position  because  she  gets  to  utilize  what  she’s  learned  at  GVSU.       In  addition  to  work,  she  is  also  pursuing  her  Juris  Doctor  at  the  Thomas  M.  Cooley    

Helen DeVos Group Happenings

Sarah Wilson

To  get  into  the  Valentine’s  Day  spirit,  the  Helen  DeVos  fundraising  group  is  selling  candy  grams  from  February  6-­‐13  at  the  front  desk  of  Niemeyer.  It  is  an  easy  way  to  be  able  to  let  someone  

know  how  special  they  are  to  you  with  a  sweet  treat.  The  candy  grams  are  

only  $1  and  all  proceeds  will  go  toward  fundraising  efforts  for  the  Helen  DeVos  Children’s  Hospital.  Also,  on  February  28  from  8-­‐10  pm  in  the  multipurpose  room,  the  group  will  be  hosting  a  chili  cook  off.  All  interested  chefs  can  create  their  signature  chili  recipes  to  share  

with  attendees.  For  a  donation  of  $3  at  the  door,  each  attendee  will  have  the  chance  to  vote  for  their  favorite  recipe,  and  the  chef  with  the  most  votes  will  win  a  prize  for  their  chili  creation.  Further  details  for  the  event  will  be  coming  soon  as  far  as  signing  up  to  

cook  for  the  event.  

 I  have  found  that  among  its  

other  benefits,  giving  liberates  the  soul  of  the  

giver.    

-­‐Maya  Angelou  

Editor- Sarah Hillenbrand Page 2 Writers- Sarah Wilson Erin Erickson Sarah Thornton Sarah Pale

Law  School  in  Grand  Rapids,  sits  on  the  Membership  Committee  for  Grand  Rapids  Young  Professionals  (GRYP),  is  a  Career  Coach  and  Workshop  Facilitator  for  Career  Transitions  Center  of  West  Michigan,  and  volunteers  at  Kids’  Food  Basket.   In  her  (very  limited)  free  time,  she  said  she  enjoys  spending  time  with  old  and  new  friends,  catching  up  on  missed  TV  episodes  of  her  favorite  shows,  and  eating  as  much  Thai  food  as  possible. Look  for  another  Alumni  Spotlight  in  the  next  ANCHOR  Newsletter!